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A. J. WILSON Aug. 26, 1930.

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ATTORNEY WITNESS:

Parana-palati. ze 1aed@ l nimma. wilson, or BANGOR, Manu l 'l nevar. 'roY application mea umn 1, 192s. serial 1vo.a4s,eev.

This invention relatesto figure toys and its' general object is to rovide a nove that includes illuminating means to simulate cyes,-the illuminating means being of a character whereby the toy can be used for lighting purposes, yet the toy is amusing as well as ornamental as the illuminatin means can be caused to dash uponthe operationof mechrovide a ,toy of the character set forth, that 1s life like, due to the type of the covering thereof, and the movement/and' functionof certain of its parts, namely the head in some of the forms of the invention, and the hea and tail in other forms.

Another object of the invention is to provide a toy of the illuminated type, that is extremely simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and eiiicient in operation and service. t This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the'several parts, to be hereinafter full described, illustrated 'in the accompanying rawings and specifically ointed out in the appended claim. fil describing my invention'in detail reference will be had tothe accomanying rawings .wherein like characters enote ike or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in lwhich:

Figure 1 is longitudinal sectional view taken throu h one form of my invention.

Fi re 2 1s a sectional view taken a proximatel; on line2-2 of Figure 1, loo g in the direction ofzthe arrows.

Fi ure 3 is a sectional view taken approximate y on line 3-3 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows. v l

. Figure 4 is a sectional view taken through a portion of the body of the toy and illus-l tratingbthe source of electrical energy, namelfy the attery and the securing means there- Referring to the drawings in detail, it will be noted that I have illustrated my invention in the form of a dog, but I want it understood that it can be in the form of any animal, or dolls of various characters.

In the form as shown,'the'body includes a hollow framel which may be made of wood or other material, butin any event is provided. with' a covering of felt or like soft material 2 -which follows the shape of the frame as 55 shown, as well as extends outwardly from the body to provide av tail portion 3. a

The head of the toy also includes the hollow frame 4 that is likewise covered with felt or like material 5. The head is disposed in ou spaced relation with respect to the body but isconnected therewith through the instrumentality of a coil spring 6 that has its end 'convolutions disposed in sockets 7 formed in the confronting flat portions 8 ofthe respec- '65 tive frames 1 and 4 as best shown in Figure 1. Of course, in the form as shown, the head is shaped to simulate a dogs head and formed with and extending from the body are legs 9.

The body, head, legs and tail portion are covered by material 10 that is pliable and together with the feltcoverings -will give the tog a' life like effect when bein handled.v

n order to carry out the c aracteristics of the dog as shown, it will be noted that ears 'l5 are also provided.

Formed in the top of the'body and preferably in the back of the toy `is 'an opening wherebyaccess may be had to the interior of the body, and this opening is provided with a .door in the form of a lid 11 which is of a shape to t the opening and is covered with felt or the like with a covering of the material 10 thereon.

Arranged below the opening isa frame 12 85 of a size to snugly receive a battery 13 which is secured in the frame by spring tongue clamps 14.

Arranged in the head are lamp sockets 15 which receive lamp bulbs 16, and these sockets an'd bulbs are disposed 1n a manner whereby the lamp bulbs will simulate eyes. The sockets are electrically connected together throu h the medium of a conductor 17, and one o the sockets is electrically connected to a switch 18 secured in the mouth portion of the head by a conductor 19, while the switch is in electrical connection with the batter through the medium of a conductor 20. cured to the underside of the top of 10 the body frame is a binding post 21 that re- V. ceives one `of the ends of a conductor 22, while the opposite end of the said conductor V22 is in electrical connection with the other larnpsocket l5.

A s ring contact member 23 has one of its ends hired to the binding post 2l, while its opposite end is free and disposed in the path of a metallic strip 24 of electric conducting material. This strip extends into the tail v portion and terminates at one end therein,

" which hasfixe on its lower end a weight 30,

The collar is in electrical connection with'the battery by a conductor 3l and a conductor 32 is also connected with said collar at one end,

i while its opposite end isr connected with a switch 33 secu'red in the tip end ofthe tail portion 3. The switch is also in electrical connection with the binding post 2l through the medium of a conductor 34.

F rom the above description and disclosure of the drawings, it will be obvious that I have provided a novelty toy that may be used for lighting purposes` as the lamp bulbs are'of a size and are supplied with suicient energy from the battery for that purpose, but the toy is also very amusing, as the head portion will shake for a length of time due to its connection with the body portion through the medium of the coil spring, when given an initial start for y the head portion is that purpose.

The circuit to the lamp bulbs is closed byv the switches 18 and 33, and the lamp bulbs can be causedto flash when the tail portion is moved as such movement will bring about A toy of the character described compris ing a hollow body, a hollow head, legs connected with the body, a tail portion connected with the body, a pliable covering for the body, head, legs, and includin the tail portion, spring meansbetween the ody and head for connecting the latter to the body and to allow free movement thereof with respcct to the body, illuminating means carried by the head and arranged. thereon to simulate eyes, switch means for controlling the illuminating means, and means for causing the illuminating means to flash u on movement of the tail portion and includling a metallic strip extending into the tail portion, a collar formed with the metallic strip and pivoted in the bod an arm depending from the collar, a weight carried b" said arm, and a. sprin contact member in the ath of the metal ic strip to be engaged there y by movement of the tail portion.

In testimony whereot I aiiix my signature.

ABBIE JO. WLSON.

momentary engagement of the strip 24 with i the spring contact member 23 and the movement of the tail is prolonged by the rocking of the weight 30 as shown in dotted lines in Figure 2. n

Such movement of the parts ofthe toy as above set forth will naturally make the toy life like and by providing pliable material 10 together with the felt covering inwardly of the material, it will .be apparent that a. life like effect will be -givenwhen the toy is being handled. l

lt is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features oi my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood t at I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is: 

